I recall a short (:30 second) nightly news TV segment a few days prior
to the 9/11 attacks about a man who climbed a fence at a US government
building (could have been an embassy, military installation or the
White House, etc...) The news reported 'he urgently wanted to talk to
the President...' and was detained/arrested.  I would like to know
more about this incident and read any articles available to help
research the details.  The incident may not have been inside the US,
it could have been at an embassy... I'm not sure, but I believe the
man could have been reported as not being a US citizen.  The event
would not have been more then 6 weeks prior to the 9/11 attacks... It
more likely occurred within 1 week of the 9/11 events.  My searches on
Google have yet to produce any links that seem to relate to this
incident.  Recapping, it was a single man, he wanted to talk to the
President and it was a few weeks (days) prior to the 9/11 attacks.

could have been anything. Clutching at straws here matey.It happening
before 9/11 so he had info re-the terror strikes. Don't think so.

could have been anything. Clutching at straws here matey.It happened
before 9/11 so he had info re-the terror strikes. Don't think so.

Perhaps this:

According to the New York Times, Sept. 7, 2001, the Secret Service
arrested a 44-year-old man who intruded into the White House grounds.
No name or motive was provideded.

Source: NYT, "Intruder at White House," Sept. 7, 2001,
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E0DC1039F934A3575AC0A9679C8B63.

A brief on this incident also appeared in The Washington Post in its
"Crime & Justice" column that day, available for a fee through its
online archives.